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Exhortations Regarding the Dead Excerpt Paul’s words here (vv.  13–18 ) concern “those who fall asleep,” that  is, those Christian who have died. His primary intent in the passage was to  comfort the living in the face of death and enable them to use his teachings to  comfort one another ( v .  18 ). Thus a primary question the modern reader should  bring to this text is, What is said in these verses that would comfort a Christian  who has lost a loved one? The believer’s grief in the face of a fellow Christian’s death is addressed by highlighting the hope of resurrection ( v .  13 ). The return of the Lord, by itself, is not the salve Paul applied. Rather, the reunion of the dead with the living and their shared glory in the presence of the Lord is crucial ( v .  17 ). The living and the dead will be reunited and will be together with the Lord forever. It is this expectation that makes Christian  grief the grief of temporary s...

Exhortations Regarding the Dead Excerpt Paul’s words here ( vv .  13–18 ) concern “those who fall asleep,” that  is, those Christian who have died. His primary intent in the passage was to  comfort the living in the face of death and enable them to use his teachings to  comfort one another ( v .  18 ). Thus a primary question the modern reader should  bring to this text is, What is said in these verses that would comfort a Christian  who has lost a loved one? The believer’s grief in the face of a fellow Christian’s death is addressed by highlighting the hope of resurrection ( v .  13 ). The return of the Lord, by itself, is not the salve Paul applied. Rather, the reunion of the dead with the living and their shared glory in the presence of the Lord is crucial ( v .  17 ). The living and the dead will be reunited and will be together with the Lord forever. It is this expectation that makes Christian  grief the grief of temporary...

Exhortations Regarding the Dead Excerpt ‎Paul’s words here ( vv. 13–18 ) concern “those who fall asleep,” that is, those Christ ians who have died. His primary intent in the passage was to comfort the living in the face of death and enable them to use his teachings to comfort one another ( v. 18 ). Thus a primary question question the modern reader should bring to this text is, What is said in these verses that would comfort a Christ ian  who has lost a loved one? ‎The believer’s grief in the face of a fellow Christ ian’s death is addressed by highlighting the hope of resurrection ( v. 13 ). The return of the Lord , by itself, is not the salve Paul applied. Rather, the reunion of the dead with the living and their shared glory in the presence of the Lord is crucial ( v. 17 ). The living and the dead will be reunited and will be together with the Lord forever. It is this expectation that makes Christ ian grief the grief of temporary separation. It is still grief, but...